Trump and Johnson push back on AI slowdown fears, citing China competition

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Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei published an open letter calling for a slowdown in AI development, drawing support from OpenAI's Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Alphabet's Demis Hassabis. However, President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson disagreed with the proposal, arguing that AI leaders are overreacting. Trump emphasized that the US currently leads China in AI and warned that slowing down could allow China to close that gap. According to the Financial Times, Trump stated that whoever wins the AI race ultimately wins a broader strategic competition. The divide highlights growing tension between AI industry caution and political concerns over maintaining US technological dominance.

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